The current variety of food options and the riveting decor of some of the better restaurants in Madrid put the city on par with other European capitals when it comes to dining. Top Spanish chefs, who often team up with hotels, fearlessly borrow from other cuisines and reinvent traditional dishes. The younger crowd, as well as movie stars and artists, flock to the casual Malasaña, Chueca, and La Latina neighborhoods for the affordable restaurants and the tapas bars with truly scintillating small creations. When the modern gets tiresome seek out such local enclaves as Casa Ciriaco, Casa Botín, and Casa Paco for unpretentious and hearty home cooking.
